Morning journal and courier., 1887-10-05
1sTH ANNUAL CONVENTION.

Delegates of tho New England Branch of the Women's Foreign Missionary
 Society of the M. E. Church Arriving
 -Meeting of the Executive Committee
 Yesterday yAfternoOn--LOve Feast Last
 N1ght-TO.Day's Programme.
 The nineteenth annual anniversary of the
 New England branch of the Women's For
 eign Missionary society of the M. E. church
 begins this morning at the Trinity M. E.
 church at 9:30 o'clock. It is expected that a.
 large share of the delegates will be here by;
 to-day There will probably be nearly three
 hundred ladies who will attend this eonven-,
 ton as delegates. Yesterday the commit
 tees from the different Methodist churches: in this city who have been appointed to take
 charge of the meeting and to entertain the
 delegates as they arrive in the city were at
 the Trinity church getting things in readi-
 ness. Tables were being set in the Sunday
 school room, where dinner will be served to
 the delegates while the convention lasts. The
 executive committee held 8 meeting yester
 day afternoon in one of the Sunday school
 rooms with closed doors. By last night about 200 delegates had arrived.
 The New England branch is composed of 500 societies, each society being entitled to send one delegate to the annual anniversary. This is the first time that the anniversary has ever been held in Connecticut, the usual place
 being in Boston. Every State in New Eng land is represented in this branch. All of
 the societies will not be represented at this anniversary. Some of the societies have sent
 more than one delegate. Among the distin- guished ones present are Mrs. William E. Warren, wife of Prof. Warren of the Boston university; Miss GA. Richardson of Maiden, Mass, who is the guest of the Misses Bangs SG Da1I I~vt, oG East Boston, formerly a missionary to China, the guest of Dr. M. c. White; Mrs. R. H. Barnes, one of the seven original found CTS of the society; Mrs. Dr.. Butler, who has been 8 missionary to Mexico, and is guest of Mrs. Foy; Rev. Mrs. Slice, missionary, the guest of Rev. Dr. Chapman; Miss P. J. Walden of Boston, editress of the Heather Women's Friend, the organ of the society; Mrs. NJ. P. Alderman, the guest of Mrs. Q. E. Thompson of 119 College street; Mrs. B. Sleeper Davis of Boston, who is stopping at the Tontine; Mrs. s. J. Slate of Wilbraham, 1 she and Miss Walden being the guests of E. J. Smith of Lynwood street.
 Mrs. J. Leighton of the Trinity church Is chairman of the reception committee. Mrs. Dr. Reed has charge of the music. The young lady ushers are presided over by Miss Jessie Beers.
 Last evening an old fashioned love feast was held in the Trinity M D. church and was presided over Dy Rev. Dr. Reed or that church, assisted by the pastors of all the other Methodist churches in the city. The 1 chancel was elegantly decorated with flowers, as were also the windows. This work was l in the hands of Miss Clara Leete, Miss Hitch cock, Mrs. Mix, assisted by others. Prof. Ensign presided at the organ, Rev. Dr. Reed | leading the singing, there being no choir. The exercises begin this morning at 9:3C with prayer service, followed at 10 o'clock | by the address of welcome by Mrs. Rev. I. M. Foster of this city. The response will be by Mrs. George T. Martin of Providence, R. I. After this will occur the business session. | The delegates will convene in the afternoon at 1:30 when the business of the meeting will again be taken up